Matching Pairs Dict Root WordOnline version Match the definition to the correct root word. by Tina Smith 1 verdict 2 predict 3 diction 4 dictator 5 contradict 6 dictum 7 dictionary 8 indictment 9 edict 10 dictation to speak against; to say the opposite a judge's ruling or statement public words issued by an official that explain a law or command to say what will happen before it occurs what is written down as someone says it the manner in which something is expressed in words (written or spoken) a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime a leader who speaks and rules with total power the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury